German

Noun

Jalousie f ‎(genitive Jalousie, plural Jalousien)

1. window blind

Declension

Synonyms

• Rollladen, Rollo

Luxembourgish

Noun

Jalousie f ‎(plural Jalousien)

1. (uncountable) jealousy
2. window blind

English

Noun

jalousie ‎(plural jalousies)

1. (naval architecture) A component in a ventilation system.
2. Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
   • 1859 “A small lofty room, with its window wide open, and the wooden jalousie-blinds closed, so that the dark night only showed in slight horizontal lines of black, alternating with their broad lines of stone colour.” — Dickens, Tale of Two Cities

Translations

See also

• blind
• curtain

French

Etymology

From Late Latin zelotus ‎(“full of love and sympathy”), from Latin zelus ‎(“zealous”), from Ancient Greek ζῆλος ‎(zêlos, “envy, lust, rivalry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒa.lu.zi/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

jalousie f ‎(plural jalousies)

1. jealousy
2. (historical) (latticework) screen
3. Venetian blind

Related terms

• jaloux
• jalousement

Descendants

Middle English

Etymology

From Late Latin zelotus ‎(“full of love and sympathy”), from Latin zelus ‎(“zealous”), from Ancient Greek ζῆλος ‎(zêlos, “envy, lust, rivalry”)

Noun

jalousie (plural jalousies)

1. jealousy

Norman

Noun

jalousie f ‎(plural jalousies)

1. (Jersey) sweet william

Synonyms

• girofliée